Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is now accepting applications for three positions on its District Board of Trustees. Board members play a key role in helping to shape higher education and grow the economic vitality of the region.
Applications for three positions are now being accepted. In accordance with Wisconsin Statutes, the following categories will be filled with candidates residing within the NWTC District: Employer Representative, Employee Representative, Additional Member.
These representatives will fill a three-year term beginning on July 1, 2025 and expiring on June 30, 2028.
The counties currently represented by these appointments are: Oconto, Door, Brown/Outagamie
In the appointment process, equal consideration is given to the general population distribution within the District and to the distribution of women and diverse populations on the Board in accordance with the Plan of Representation.
About the Positions:
Employer Representative: To qualify as an employer, you must receive earnings as payment for your service and possess the power to hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline other employees or adjust employee grievances or effective recommend such action if in connection with the exercise of such power the person exercises independent judgement in relation to the power. Employer does not include a person acting in the capacity of officer or agent of a labor organization. At the time of their appointment, employers also must be actively engaged in business and employ others.
Employee Representative: You are considered an applicant in the employee representative category if you receive payment for work performed but do not qualify as an employer using the definition described above. An officer or agent of a labor organization automatically qualifies as an employee.
Additional Representative: All residents of a technical college district are eligible to serve as an additional member for the college.
How to Apply:
Applications must be submitted in writing on forms and must contain at least two letters of reference supporting their nomination. Applications may be obtained from the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College District Office, 2740 West Mason Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin, or by contacting Christine Bekyir, Interim Executive Assistant to the Board of Trustees, NWTC, 920-498-6997, or christine.bekyir@nwtc.edu. The application form is also available at nwtc.edu/Board.
Applications will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. on Monday, February 24, 2025.
All candidates MUST attend a public hearing of the District Board Appointment Committee at which their appointments to the District Board are discussed. The public hearing and Appointment Committee meeting are scheduled for 3:00 p.m., Monday, April 7, 2025, in the NWTC District Office Boardroom on the NWTC Green Bay campus, 2740 West Mason Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin.
